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you see more stars than you can see when you're in the city. that's because the city lights, of course, light up the sky and the sky is reflecting light and only the brightest stars will show through, huh? but in the country, you see many, many, many. and sometimes you also are moved. you get that sort of emotional... all of a sudden you're connected, all of a sudden-- and you're not quite connected and you start to wonder and you wonder what is going on out there and then you realize there are more stars in the sky than there are grains of sand on all the beaches of the world. honey, a lot of grains of sand, more stars. not in your visible view, but out beyond. and you wonder is there a pattern that dictates what those stars are doing, why they shine, how they move, how they relate to one another? and you know what? there is a pattern. there's a pattern to the whole cosmos. we're gonna talk about that pattern in detail. would you like to see the pattern? i'll put it right up there on the board. you wanna see it? here it is. that's it gang. tha
you see more stars than you can see when you're in the city. that's because the city lights, of course, light up the sky and the sky is reflecting light and only the brightest stars will show through, huh? but in the country, you see many, many, many. and sometimes you also are moved. you get that sort of emotional... all of a sudden you're connected, all of a sudden-- and you're not quite connected and you start to wonder and you wonder what is going on out there and then you realize there are...
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>> more than 1000 for the first time ever, they're available in some of the biggest cities. los angeles, chicago, miami. one of the stations can reach over 1000 -- 100,000 locally. this is a one-shot opportunity, so we want folks to get involved. you can sign up with us if you want to start a station yourself or support others to expand independent media. many broadcast democracy now! and this is a platform to keep producing local coverage, local news and also to open up space for more outlets like democracy to! for nowamys and juans popup. it is a onetime chance. >> and the impact this has had on your organizing? >> we have been able to use it as a mobilizing tool. oregon, for example, recently was one of those states that reinstated driver's license for undocumented workers. a major, major victory. how did we do that? radiohead part to do with it. we mobilized thousands. we ask people, how did you hear about this? they said, by their radio. it is a powerful tool. it has benefited us. we want to be able to share that with other community organizations. prior to this, we did
>> more than 1000 for the first time ever, they're available in some of the biggest cities. los angeles, chicago, miami. one of the stations can reach over 1000 -- 100,000 locally. this is a one-shot opportunity, so we want folks to get involved. you can sign up with us if you want to start a station yourself or support others to expand independent media. many broadcast democracy now! and this is a platform to keep producing local coverage, local news and also to open up space for more...
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Jun 4, 2013
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the one day strikes have hit seven cities. of the an organizer group citizens of the action of wisconsin. >> this is one of the most profitable industries with $200 billion in profits and yet these are the lowest paid workers and our economy. they're standing up and saying, our families cannot survive on $7.25 an hour. >> this is a big issue in yours, seeking a higher minimum wage. >> this is a good start. we have to show the american people is easier than we think to turn the country around and let's start with the lowest bar of all. 30 million workers in this country are making less today than workers made in 1968 with inflation-adjusted. these are workers to grow our food, served as in the store, take care of ailing grandparents. just let that figure sink in. these are the workers uttermost underinsured, underemployed, work in some of the most dangerous situations. they don't have unions. the question is, is our society so an art, is our society so surrendering of any kind of civic sovereignty that we cannot get a minimum w
the one day strikes have hit seven cities. of the an organizer group citizens of the action of wisconsin. >> this is one of the most profitable industries with $200 billion in profits and yet these are the lowest paid workers and our economy. they're standing up and saying, our families cannot survive on $7.25 an hour. >> this is a big issue in yours, seeking a higher minimum wage. >> this is a good start. we have to show the american people is easier than we think to turn the...
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from theill dominates presidential level down to the local city council level. we end up in a situation, you talk about an issue like poverty, gets pushed aside.
from theill dominates presidential level down to the local city council level. we end up in a situation, you talk about an issue like poverty, gets pushed aside.
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in other words, city and khrushchev saved -- what we're saying is kennedy and khrushchev saved the world a key moment. >> peter kuznick, this is also the beginning of the cuban ,mbargo that exist to this day 1960 two. explain how that happened? >> the united states policy was really to overthrow the castro government for to do every thing it could to sabotage, undermine, overthrow the cuban government. -- castro government. this thought was you would have similar things throughout latin america. the u.s. policy since that time has been out only to isolate the cuban government, but to attempt to prevent similar kind of uprisings from occurring elsewhere. treated vietnam, episode 7, we put it in a different concept. we wanted to show vietnam was not an aberration. we begin with the overthrow of the government in brazil in 1964, then go to the overthrow in the dominican republic in 1965. we show the u.s. role in the bloodbath in indonesia in 1965. we talked about the escalation of vietnam, and we also talked about u.s. overthrow the allende government in chile. the concern in the u.s. was n
in other words, city and khrushchev saved -- what we're saying is kennedy and khrushchev saved the world a key moment. >> peter kuznick, this is also the beginning of the cuban ,mbargo that exist to this day 1960 two. explain how that happened? >> the united states policy was really to overthrow the castro government for to do every thing it could to sabotage, undermine, overthrow the cuban government. -- castro government. this thought was you would have similar things throughout...